Tech Dictionary

Ryan McKinney

Assistive technology any piece of technology

that that helps a person with disabilities do
everyday tasks

AAC - Augmentative & Alternative

Communication; technology that allows those
with impairments to communicate

Bit the smallest unit that a computer can

process

Blog a sort of web based journal of author

reflection and personality

Bluetooth a radio technology that allows devices to

communicate without wires

BPS bits per second (though often measured in kilo

or mega which are 1,000 and 1,000,000 respectively);
the measure of how much information can be
transferred over a network

Browser the technology that allows us to view pages

on the internet: popular browsers include Explorer,
Firefox, Chrome, and now Microsoft Edge

BYOD bring your own device; an initiative that allows

students to bring their own technology to school

Broadband a type of transmission that makes more

than one channel able to travel via a single method

Broadcast the act of sending the same information

to multiple locations

Clickers a device that allows students to answer

multiple choice questions in classroom environments

Cloud a term for technology that allows computers

to share information via wired or internet
connections

Internet a worldwide computer system that

allows the computer to connect to one another
and other information in the cloud

Network when more than one computer is

connected so they can share information

Open source a software that is freely available

to the public

Router a specialized computer that allows

internet connection within a certain radius

Search engine a web based program that allows

a search through thousands of pages by entering
keywords

URL Uniform Resource Locator; the address of a

webpage

Virus a program that installs itself on the

computer causing the computer to run poorly and
potentially fail

1:1 programs where the school provides one

device (laptop, iPad, etc.) per student